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Friday, March 16, 2012

In between larger quilt projects, but with time up with sleeve and in need of a sewing fix, I thoroughly enjoy making pillow covers.

Emma from Ballarat Patchwork very kindly sent me a whole range of batting samples that I have been keen to work with ~ ranging from cotton, cotton/poly blends as well as 100% wool and wool/poly blends. The sample pieces are more than generously large enough for pillow covers and I have enjoyed this opportunity to try out a different batting as well as quilting designs.

I love quilting small projects! If you look closely at the quilting lines you may notice that I have used different colored threads for the horizontal and vertical lines of the grid ~ a green and a blue thread ~ although not immediately distinctive the colored threads do add small detail to the pillow cover.

The threads I have used are by Rowan and are designed to match Amy Butler's Soul Blossoms fabric collection. They are 100% cotton 50 weight thread - extra long fibers - which more simply translates into a lustrous and fine quality thread. Previously blogged here: Threads.

Pattern:Sun Glow is a free Amy Butler Pattern available HERE (pdf file): The pattern is for a large pillow measuring 24 inches x 24 inches and is well written with easy to follow instructions.I used my own method for sewing the quilted pillow top into a cushion with zip inserted in side seam.

Fabrics:Soul Blossoms by Amy Butler (quilting cottons)

Batting: Hobbs Heirloom 100% Cotton (which quilted beautifully and combined with the quilting grid created a texture that I hope to replicate on more quilts).

This is so wonderful! Thanks for highlighting this pattern- I've been making tons of pillow covers lately, but all smaller, and I just realized I have a couple of these larger pillows that are a super boring grey right now next to all the fun things I've just made. <3 Amy Butler. Her fabrics never get old!

Hi I'm a busy mum of four and just trying to get started on some machine quilting and other craft projects that I have in mind I'm wondering as ur very talented in what u do do u recommend a good all round quilting book with usefull tips and and hints as I'm desperate to learn hope u don't mind me asking but unsure were to stat :) ilona